Trump news at a glance: President authorizes sending national guard into Chicago as judge blocks Portland deployment
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#70H9A)
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Donald Trump has moved to deploy the national guard to Chicago, the White House confirmed on Saturday, even as a federal judge blocked his administration from deploying troops to Portland, Oregon.
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson confirmed that the president had authorized using Illinois national guard members, citing what she called ongoing violent riots and lawlessness" that local leaders have not quelled.
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